Vegan Turtle Brownies with Chocolate Drizzle

Caramels. Caramels. Caramels. Honestly, when the holidays roll around, caramels are the hardest thing about being vegan for me. With this recipe, I have worked on my family's caramel recipe to make it vegan (and work!) and then with a couple of other favorite recipes to create the ultimate turtle brownie experience that every vegan deserves to indulge in during the holidays. They are very dense and rich--no one will mistake them for boxed brownie mixes!

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9×13 glass pan with nonstick aluminum foil all the way over the edges of the pan and spray well.

2. Melt the Earth Balance, bittersweet and semisweet chocolate in a saucepan over medium heat until smooth. Whisk in cocoa powder.

3. Puree sugar, pressed tofu, and vanilla in a blender until smooth. Place tofu mixture in a large mixing bowl, add melted chocolate mixture to the bowl and mix well.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk the flours and baking powder together and then add to the chocolate mixture.

5. Stir until no more flour is visibleâ€”a few lumps are okay. Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

6. While brownies are baking, place all caramel ingredients (whipping cream, corn syrup, sugar, and butter) in a large heavy saucepan on medium-high heat. Stir occasionally, and heat until candy thermometer reaches 235F. Remove from heat and mix in vanilla.

7. At this point, the brownies should be done. Poke holes all over the brownies with toothpicks. Pour half of caramel mixture over brownies and use a spatula to spread the caramel and push some of it through the holes poked in the brownies.

8. Immediately press the 45 pecan halves into even rows on the caramel. At this point, you can drizzle some more caramel over the pecans and store the rest in a jar in the refrigerator for other delicious treats (ie, over apple pies or sundaes, or more brownies!). Cool or let sit until room temperature.

9. Once set, melt chocolate and milk over low heat until smooth. Pour into a ziplock bag and cut a small corner of the bag. Drizzle chocolate over brownies diagonally. Let set.

10. Then lift edges of foil to lift out brownies. Cut with a large knife into brownies, with each brownie square having a pecan. Serve at room temperature. Enjoy

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